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True stories

Paperback. John Pearson, author of the bestselling definitive book on the Krays, THE PROFESSION OF VIOLENCE, re-examines the bizarre and frightening story of the Kray twins including new revelations about their criminal past, trial and their extraordinary activities in gaol. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752847948
ISBN
9780752847948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Biography...Patrick Mullins. 256pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781856356947
ISBN
9781856356947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. It comes in all forms, all shapes and sizes, from the unconditional love of a parent to a child, to the passionate, all-embracing love felt for a partner. The rich, famous and the funny have joined together to create this treasury of tales about the things they have done for love. Num Pages: 255 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: BT; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 146.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0014040
ISBN
9781857825329
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Headpress United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900486774
ISBN
9781900486774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BTH; KNTJ; KNXB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Spokesman Books
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247960
ISBN
9780851247960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. Series: World War II Collection. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTC; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
First Trade Paper
SKU
V9781621572923
ISBN
9781621572923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782797012
ISBN
9781782797012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. One of the Remarkable True Stories of WWII series. A tale of a fascinating life of courage, wild escapades and a dark secret Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316120
ISBN
9780755316120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633882850
ISBN
9781633882850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Brings together thirty-six murderous tales that shocked not only Wales but also made national headlines. This book includes the case of William Augustus Lacey, who killed his young wife with a razor in a fit of jealously at Pontypridd in 1900; baby farmer Rhoda Willis, the first woman to be hanged at Cardiff Prison, in 1907; and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949613
ISBN
9780750949613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

paperback. It would be impossible to invent a man like Rick Parker, a freakishly fat ginger-haired giant who modelled his personal style on Elvis Presley and wanted to become the next Don King. This title tells the story of two men who never should have met, and when they did, one killed the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224080262
ISBN
9780224080262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. A body is found on a remote Philippines beach and Maximo Bonga - cantankerous World War Two veteran and owner of the weirdest guesthouse in town - is the perfect fall guy. But one of Maximo's boarders sets out to defend the old soldier in a kangaroo court set up at the local cockpit. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849537230
ISBN
9781849537230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Pavilion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911042259
ISBN
9781911042259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. This work is an exploration of justice gone terribly awry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTM0003044
ISBN
9780099493570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. This work is an exploration of justice gone terribly awry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0024042
ISBN
9780099493570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

paperback. Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360. Copy with some shelf wear, but overall a good and clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Edition
Media tie-in
SKU
KIN0031274
ISBN
9780099472148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On-the-ground reporting and behind-the-scene stories from Mexico's drug war by Mexico-based journalist, John Gibler. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865174
ISBN
9780872865174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244. The Fate of the Franklin Expedition. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTN; BTP; RGR. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight: 198.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Rev Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747577270
ISBN
9780747577270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Surviving the Impossible. Incredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BTP. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight: 216.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847674203
ISBN
9781847674203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

paperback. The mafia murders that stunned Italy - and the thrilling story of how the killers were brought to justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w 8 page inset section. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
9781444714142
ISBN
9781444714142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. John Follain, who covers Italy for the Sunday Times, tells the definitive inside story of this extraordinary case. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340993095
ISBN
9780340993095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Tells the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Series: Memories of War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887365
ISBN
9781574887365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Functions as a portrait of small-town America emerging from frontier status into the corruption and violence of the Jazz age. This account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career, and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases, had a lasting impact on his community. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252068447
ISBN
9780252068447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. From the New York Times Best-Selling Author John Douglas Comes a Story of True Crime That Reads Like Fiction Inside the Mind of BTK tells the incredible true story of how FBI profiler John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in U.S. history. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Jossey Bass
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470325155
ISBN
9780470325155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.07

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